Thursday’s Tale: Beauty and the Beast (2017)

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We saw Beauty and the Beast at the theater on Sunday. We all know the story. Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman, is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast's hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within. This is a remake of the Disney animated film from the 90s. It's been ages since I saw that one and Amber actually remembers it better than I do, from watching it when she was little. Honestly, this movie doesn't add much to the story. It's truly a live-action remake. but "Be Our Guest" made me smile and "Gaston" was good too. I thought Lumiere and his friends might be creepy, but it was done really well. Emma Watson was perfect as Belle, especially since we know how much she values books in real life. Luke Evans was a great Gaston, who...
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My Favorite . . Book Character

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My Favorite.. is a weekly meme hosted by Maureen’s Books. In this meme we share every week something we love with each other. Because let’s face it.. The world can be a dark place and it’s time to share something positive. For more info: My Favorite Meme. It's too hard to pick my favorite character. There are so many I adore: Sherlock Holmes, Nancy Drew, Ruth Zardo, Turyin Mulaghesh, Anne Elliot. . . How could I choose? Who's your favorite book character? Join in at Maureen's Books....
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Readers’ Workouts – 3/28

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I made my step goal for the week thanks to some nice weather. This week: Tuesday - Walk with the dog, elliptical Thursday - Walk with the dog Friday - Walk with the dog, elliptical Saturday - Walk with the dog, run in the park Meal plan: Pork tenderloin with carrots Fried chicken and grits Baked Ziti Chicken and waffles Pork chop with potatoes Chicken with acorn squash Year Fitness Goals: - Lose weight. Goal - Lose 26 lbs. Down 2 lbs (starting 141.6) - Run 2 5ks, 1 10K and 1 half. Completed - none. - Hit my weekly step goal (56,000 steps) for 48 weeks. Weeks completed: 10 How was your week? Readers’ Workouts is hosted by Joy at Joy’s Book Blog ....
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Thursday’s Tale: The Hare with Many Friends

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Just a quick fable today. This one is from Aesop. A Hare was very popular with the other beasts who all claimed to be her friends. But one day she heard the hounds approaching and hoped to escape them by the aid of her many friends. So, she went to the horse, and asked him to carry her away from the hounds on his back. But he declined, stating that he had important work to do for his master. "He felt sure," he said, "that all her other friends would come to her assistance." She then applied to the bull, and hoped that he would repel the hounds with his horns. The bull replied: "I am very sorry, but I have an appointment with a lady; but I feel sure that our friend the goat will do what you want." The goat, however, feared that his back might do her some harm if he took her upon it. The ram, he...
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My Favorite . . Animated Movie

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My Favorite.. is a weekly meme hosted by Maureen’s Books. In this meme we share every week something we love with each other. Because let’s face it.. The world can be a dark place and it’s time to share something positive. For more info: My Favorite Meme. I am not a huge animated movie buff. We watched a lot when Amber was little, but not so much anymore, except fairy tale remakes occasionally.  I'm not even sure what the last animated movie I saw was. When I was trying to think of my favorite animated movie, one popped into my mind that I haven't watched in ages: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? It came out in theaters in 1988, but I feel like we probably watched it on video. I know it probably doesn't count as a true animated movie, but it was the beginning of the "new" Disney animation era. The film is set in Hollywood during the late 1940s in...
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Readers’ Workouts – 3/21

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I made my step goal for the week and I'm thrilled that it's almost spring. I did skip the 5K I was going to do on Saturday. My husband helped convince me that the weather was going to be miserable. Turned out I could have gone and he felt a bit guilty so now he's redoing the upstairs bathroom. I'm not sure how that all worked out, but I think it'll look nice when it's done.   This week: Thursday - Elliptical, Weights (My husband taught me how to use a couple of the machines at the gym I've been a little afraid of.) Sunday - Walk with the dog Monday - Walk with the dog, Pilates Meal plan: "Angry Dragon Noodles" Naan pizza with artichoke hearts and onion Onion-crusted chicken with green beans Pork tenderloin with carrots Fried chicken and grits Four of those meals are going to be from Home Chef, which I am really pleased with so far. I've made three meals, all of which have been good. Amber even ate all of...
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